[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3311-H3312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       THANKING USO FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, the USO is on Capitol 
Hill today for a service project where volunteers can assemble care 
packages for servicemembers who are currently deployed.
  More than 2,000 care packages will be assembled today as part of the 
Force Behind the Forces campaign.
  The USO strengthens America's military servicemembers by keeping them 
connected to family, home, and country throughout their service to the 
Nation.
  The USO has more than 200 locations around the globe. It serves 4.9 
million Active-Duty Guard, Reserve, and members of their families.
  For more than 75 years, the USO has been by the side of America's 
military servicemembers. From the moment they join, through their 
assignments and deployments, and as they transition back to their 
communities, the USO has been there.
  The USO has delivered more than 2.6 million care packages since the 
Care Package Program was established in 2003. In 2018, the USO 
delivered 120,000 care packages to servicemembers across the globe.
  Madam Speaker, I thank the USO for its dedication to our 
servicemembers and their families. As a military family, as an 
individual who has visited theaters of war, I see what a difference 
this makes, and I thank them for their service.

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